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ITALIAN VERB

sdraiarsi

to lie down

  • #340 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: sdraiato
  • Gerund: sdraiandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I lie down
  2. tu you lie down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she lies down
  4. noi we lie down
  5. voi you all lie down
  6. loro they lie down

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I lied down
  2. tu you lied down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she lied down
  4. noi we lied down
  5. voi you all lied down
  6. loro they lied down

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to lie down
  2. tu you used to lie down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to lie down
  4. noi we used to lie down
  5. voi you all used to lie down
  6. loro they used to lie down

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will lie down
  2. tu you will lie down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will lie down
  4. noi we will lie down
  5. voi you all will lie down
  6. loro they will lie down

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would lie down
  2. tu you would lie down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would lie down
  4. noi we would lie down
  5. voi you all would lie down
  6. loro they would lie down

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I lie down
  2. tu (that) you lie down
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she lie down
  4. noi (that) we lie down
  5. voi (that) you all lie down
  6. loro (that) they lie down

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu lie down!
  2. Lei lie down! (formal)
  3. noi lie down! (let’s)
  4. voi lie down! (all of you)

How to use sdraiarsi

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Dopo pranzo mi sdraio dieci minuti sul divano.

    After lunch I lie down on the sofa for ten minutes.

  2. Past

    Mi sono sdraiata sull'erba a guardare il cielo.

    I lay down on the grass to look at the sky.

  3. Imperfect

    Il cane si sdraiava sempre davanti alla porta.

    The dog always lay down in front of the door.

  4. Future

    Arrivata a casa mi sdraierò e non mi muoverò più.

    Once home I'll lie down and not move again.

  5. Conditional

    Mi sdraierei volentieri un attimo, sono stanco.

    I'd gladly lie down for a moment, I'm tired.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il dottore vuole che ti sdrai sul lettino.

    The doctor wants you to lie down on the bed.

  7. Imperative

    Sdraiati e chiudi gli occhi cinque minuti.

    Lie down and close your eyes for five minutes.

Good to know

  • Sdraiarsi is the act of lying down; once you're there, you're sdraiato. The deckchair is la sdraio.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -are verb.